Losing a youngster to United?

[honourablegeorge]

Liverpool starlet quits for Man United due to too many foreigners

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez's project of snapping up the worlds top young players has backfired on him after losing top prospect Scott Wooton to Manchester United.

 

The People are reporting that Wooton, who has been with the Merseysiders since he was 12 was not happy with the amount of foreign players that were blocking his path at Anfield and was also unhappy with the length of contract offered to him by the club.

 

United were aware of the youngster potential and offered him a pro deal at Old Trafford after just one trial game for the U18's.

[Ben 23]

He's s*** anyway...

[Guest Prongsy]

See ya then, wooton.

[sutty]

Liverpool starlet quits for Man United due to too many foreigners

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez's project of snapping up the worlds top young players has backfired on him after losing top prospect Scott Wooton to Manchester United.

 

The People are reporting that Wooton, who has been with the Merseysiders since he was 12 was not happy with the amount of foreign players that were blocking his path at Anfield and was also unhappy with the length of contract offered to him by the club.

 

United were aware of the youngster potential and offered him a pro deal at Old Trafford after just one trial game for the U18's.

 

The story I read didn't mention foreign players.

 

Just that he was unhappy with the length of contract

[johngibo YPC]

f*** him

[honourablegeorge]

The story I read didn't mention foreign players.

 

Just that he was unhappy with the length of contract

 

Where'd you read that?

[mm2259]

Liverpool starlet quits for Man United due to too many foreigners

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez's project of snapping up the worlds top young players has backfired on him after losing top prospect Scott Wooton to Manchester United.

 

The People are reporting that Wooton, who has been with the Merseysiders since he was 12 was not happy with the amount of foreign players that were blocking his path at Anfield and was also unhappy with the length of contract offered to him by the club.

 

United were aware of the youngster potential and offered him a pro deal at Old Trafford after just one trial game for the U18's.

 

If he was good enough "the foreigners" wouldn't be getting in his way, would they?

[Frosty Jack]

Fine they can have him, we're getting their 'one for the future' wes brown.

[Guest Snorky]

You may find he's not the only one to leave pretty soon.

[Sinos]

Posted by Liverpoolway

 

http://www.liverpoolway.co.uk/forum/ff-foo...-january-6.html

 

Michael Nardiello (who left for WBA a year later).

 

The players ahead of Wootton for the U18s were Kelly and Kennedy, hardly foreigners... Kelly is by far the better player of the three, and he's getting plenty of chances for the reserves.

Edited February 27, 2008 by Sinos

[Alonso]

You may find he's not the only one to leave pretty soon.

Such as and for the same reasons?

[Guest Snorky]

Such as and for the same reasons?

 

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

[fyds]

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

Tough sh*t then - they should buck up.

[mm2259]

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

 

If they were good enough they wouldn't be behind in the pecking order. They need to stop making excuses and get on with it.

[fyds]

If they were good enough they wouldn't be behind in the pecking order. They need to stop making excuses and get on with it.

Exactly so. They might stop listening to their Dads too...

[Frosty Jack]

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

 

In the last 10 years can anyone name a promising reserve/youth player who didn't make it with us and went on to make it elsewhere?

Has any story like this ever been justified?

[fyds]

In the last 10 years can anyone name a promising reserve/youth player who didn't make it with us and went on to make it elsewhere?

Has any story like this ever been justified?

Good point - Robbie Keane? John O'Shea?

[tomasjj]

Good point - Robbie Keane? John O'Shea?

 

 

So, one and a half player out of hundreds then.

 

Seems we know what we are doing then.

[Guest Snorky]

Rooney ?

[Hassony]

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

 

How many english players played for the reserves yesterday?

[Ben 23]

How many english players played for the reserves yesterday?

 

3?

[fyds]

Rooney ?

Once a Red/blue always a Manc pikey Cu*t

[Kahnee]

3?

 

Bouzanis, Darby, Insua, San Jose, Agger (Skrtel 46), Plessis, Flynn, Spearing, Nemeth (Brouwer 84), Alonso, Kewell. Unused subs: Gulacsi, Bruna, Kelly.

 

Four if you count Kewell

[fyds]

How many english players played for the reserves yesterday?

 

1. Dean Bouzanis (Aussie)

2. Stephen Darby (Captain) (English)

3. Emiliano Insua (Argentinian)

4. Mikel San Jose Dominguez (Spanish)

5. Daniel Agger (Danish)

6. Damien Plessis (French)

7. Ryan Flynn (Irish)

8. Jay Spearing (English)

9. Krisztian Nemeth (Hungarian)

10. Xabi Alonso (Spanish)

11. Harry Kewell (Aussie)

 

Substitutes:

 

12. Martin Skrtel (Slovak)

13. Peter Gulacsi (Er....)

14. Gerardo Bruna (Brazilian)

15. Martin Kelly (English)

16. Jordy Brouwer (Cloggie)

 

This team was skewed by having Agger, Alonso, Kewell, Skrtel and Bouzanis in it though - normally, you would expect Martins, Crowther and Huth among others to be in there. the team regularly plays with between 4-6 English/British based players in it. Basically, if they're good enough they get in.

Edited February 27, 2008 by fyds

[Alonso]

Can't name names, but yes for the same reasons. Whether or not the English lads are better or worse than the foreign youngsters, the English ones feel they are already behind them in the pecking order.

Ah well like people are saying if they're good enough they'll make it regardless of age or nationality. It's not just our academy that are stock piling foreign youngsters and Arsenal have been doing it for probably the longest under Wenger.

 

A prime example of the latest "young English talent" to come through is Walcott and he's hardly setting the world alight.